The Undiscovered Country

Want some cheese with my whine?

You’ll have to get your own, because I’m fresh out – unless you like shredded cheddar that is. Got lots of that.

I mentioned in an earlier entry how part of me wished my pregnancy wasn’t going so smooth because then I’d have something to talk about when people asked me.

Finally, I have something! Isn’t that just like me to be excited over a complaint? Ha!

It’s nothing serious, thankfully, but still worthy of a whine methinks. I’ll keep it short so as not to bore you stupid.

With Thomas running out of room, and my body readying itself for The Day, my pelvis continues to expand. It feels like I rode a motorcycle or horse for eight hours straight. Last night I must have slept funny (when I managed to sleep), because my right hip joint is sore. I’m walking very much like an old pregnant woman (what a shock since I’m both).

I also experience several times a day what are called Braxton Hicks contractions. They are basically practice contractions as the muscles strengthen themselves. They feel much like menstrual cramps. They’re intermittent and last at most two minutes, but sometimes are strong enough I have to stop what I’m doing, or change positions if I’m sitting or laying down.

While uncomfortable and annoying, that I experience the above is a good sign my body knows what it’s doing, and is doing it well.

Change o’ Subject.

See, told you I’d keep it short.

A few weeks ago, I finally completed my proposal. I haven’t sent it out, yet, because I’m still not confident it’s as good as it could be.

I decided to have Dave go through it one more time for me. I’m glad he did. He was brutal. Out of 40+ pages, only three pages had no comments. He pointed out word repetitions, continuity problems, unanswered questions, and places where I need more detail.

Sure it’s much more work for me, but it will result an even better manuscript. I can’t complain about that! We’ll see if I manage to finish it by the end of the year. I don’t hold out a lot of hope considering I was supposed to have it done by the end of October. Dave is pushing me to complete it, so that helps.